Association·arcadia
Peak assignment to pigments and biomolecules
Claim that peaks below 2,000 cm^-1 in Halobacterium are likely from carotenoid pigments; some peaks may be due to phospholipids, nucleic acids, amide groups, or lipids/proteins. For Chlamydomonas, peaks are due to carotenoids and chlorophyll a.
Confidence
80%
active
Evidence Quote
“Halobacterium <2000 cm-1 peaks due to carotenoids; Chlamydomonas peaks assigned to carotenoids and chlorophyll a.”
Connections (4)
Evidence
“Reference to a study analyzing photosynthetic pigment binding complexes and astaxanthin distribution in Haematococcus pluvialis photosystems.”
(2017). Functional analysis of photosynthetic pigment binding complexes in the green alga Haematococcus pluvialis reveals distribution of astaxanthin in Photosystems. doi:10.1038/s41598-017-16641-6 ↗